Last week Randy Nieto came within one strike of rolling the first perfect game of the season at Hood River’s Orchard Lanes. Bowling on lanes five and six in the Monday night Industrial League, Randy’s down-and-in game caught fire as he painted a big finish in his third game of the session, stringing the first 11 strikes.

But, alas, a perfect 300 game was not to be, as that nervy final ball just didn’t make it up the hill, leaving three pins: the 2-4-5. Nevertheless, it’s still an achievement to be proud of and it is currently the highest scratch game rolled at the lanes this season.